The Centre has said that it will not reduce the age of juveniles involved in crimes even in the rarest of rare cases. This came amidst outrage over the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case getting away with lesser punishment. ...
01:51 PM, Feb 27, 2013
A new scheme launched by the Delhi Police called Yuva helps youngsters from crime-prone areas learn skills to earn their own livelihood. The country was outraged after the Delhi braveheart's death and the most brutal of the attacker was a 17-yr-old runaway. ...
10:15 AM, Feb 14, 2013
Member of the JS Verma committee Justice Leila Seth has come out strongly in favour of the existing juvenile justice laws. ...
11:57 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Member of the JS Verma commitee Justice Leila Seth has come out strongly in favour of the existing juvenile justice laws. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Justice Seth said we must accept the age limit laid down by the law and the key is to focus on reform of the child. She said one can't keep lowering the age and changing law to suit a particular case. ...
03:10 PM, Jan 29, 2013
All options are open to appeal in higher courts against the Juvenile Justice Board's decision that the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case is a minor, say sources in the Delhi Police. Sources in the police say that the Juvenile Justice Board's order was based on the school certificate of the accused that declares his age is 17 years and six months. ...
09:48 AM, Jan 29, 2013
10 children aged five and under investigated for range of alleged crimes. ...
06:54 PM, Sep 20, 2009
